Nke Surname
Approximately 11,242 people bear this surname
Nke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 10,049 | 1:2,067 | 206 |
| South Africa | 457 | 1:118,551 | 14,098 |
| Gabon | 354 | 1:5,337 | 981 |
| Nigeria | 148 | 1:1,196,911 | 48,419 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Congo | 7 | 1:712,728 | 15,723 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
The alternate forms: Nké (4) are calculated separately.
Nke (771) may also be a first name.
Nke Demographics
Average Nke Salary in
South Africa
R 268,200
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nke (Hindi: एनके, Marathi: नके, Russian: Нке) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may be rendered as a variant: Nké. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nke? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nke is the 46,135th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 648,243 people. The surname Nke is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nke reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 295,600th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 771 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 10,049 people, or 1 in 2,067. In Cameroon Nke is most common in: Centre Region, where 87 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 5 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and Gabon, where 3 percent are found.
Nke Last Name Statistics demography
Nke earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.86% more than the national average, earning R 268,200 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nké | 89 | 4 | / |
| Nkie | 86 | 2,779 | / |
| Nkeh | 86 | 1,202 | / |
| Nkey | 86 | 835 | / |
| Nkea | 86 | 479 | / |
| Nkee | 86 | 384 | / |
| Nkge | 86 | 287 | / |
| N'Ke | 86 | 267 | / |
| Nkeu | 86 | 126 | / |
| Nkei | 86 | 27 | / |
| Ngke | 86 | 7 | / |
| Nkhe | 86 | 7 | / |
| Hnke | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nhke | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nnke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkce | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ncke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkje | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nıke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nk | 80 | 1,488 | / |
| Nkeuh | 75 | 174 | / |
| Nkieh | 75 | 135 | / |
| Nkeeh | 75 | 68 | / |
| Nkhea | 75 | 48 | / |
| Nkeih | 75 | 17 | / |
| Nckee | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ngkee | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nkeis | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ngkeu | 75 | 2 | / |
| N'Kei | 75 | 2 | / |
| N'Kie | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nkkes | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nkihe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nquke | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nkher | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngkeh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nk'er | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkiey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkiea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkeid | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkeee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkeea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nke'e | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngkei | 75 | 1 | / |
| N'Key | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkepp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkhie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngkea | 75 | 1 | / |
| N'Ker | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkess | 75 | 1 | / |
| N'Cke | 75 | 1 | / |
| N'Keh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nka | 67 | 2,901 | / |
| Nki | 67 | 418 | / |
| Ngquke | 67 | 164 | / |
| Nkheea | 67 | 127 | / |
| Nhk | 67 | 46 | / |
| Nkz | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nce | 67 | 26 | / |
| Høncke | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nck | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nky | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nkk | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nkg | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nnk | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hnk | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ngk | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nkj | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nkq | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkc | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nqe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nqk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngeeke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkejje | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkaaye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkx | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Kiey | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Koeî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuhee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeheh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hnkeer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nketsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkheer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeejh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hnckes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkujje | 67 | 1 | / |
| nk) | 67 | 0 | / |
Nke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nke in the Marathi language | ||
| नके | nake | - |
| Nke in the Hindi language | ||
| एनके | enake | 43.75 |
| एन॰के॰ | enake | 25 |
| एन॰के | enake | 12.5 |
| एऩके़ | enake | 6.25 |
| एऩके़ | enake | 6.25 |
| ंके | nke | 6.25 |
| Nke in the Russian language | ||
| Нке | nke | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nke
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